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7-PDF Printer Changelog

What's new in 7-PDF Printer 14.3.0.2961

Apr 1, 2024
  • Unique port names when installing multiple PDF printers. This makes Windows show all printers.
  • Remove the path from the suggested file name in the Save As dialog.
  • Fix for 32-bit Windows version.
  • Fix for sending to email addresses with special top domains.
  • Better support for environments where cmd.exe is blocked.
  • Support for Ghostscript 10.01.2. This version of Ghostscript fixes the security issue CVE-2023-36664. This vulnerability has been classified as critical. It is therefore recommended to update the software.

New in 7-PDF Printer 14.1.0.2952 (Dec 4, 2022)

  • URL download corrections.
  • PrintToPrinter functionallity restored.
  • License terms updated.

New in 7-PDF Printer 14.0.0.2944 (Aug 20, 2022)

  • Linearization removed from UI.
  • Producer setting disabled.

New in 7-PDF Printer 14.0.0.2938 (Aug 20, 2022)

  • TLS3 support in SMTP mail.
  • Support for Ghostscript 9.56.
  • Compression of TIFF files added.
  • Support for setting RSA or DSA key algorithems with SFTP.
  • Fix for TMP and TEMP environment variable mismatch.
  • Removed PDF linearization feature.
  • Updated translations.

New in 7-PDF Printer 12.2.2902 (Mar 11, 2021)

  • Installer update.
  • Support for Windows XP discontinued.

New in 7-PDF Printer 12.0.0.2873 (Oct 31, 2020)

  • Multiple printer ports to support concurrent printing.
  • Additional SFTP signature algorithms.
  • Macro names in customgui setting.
  • Support for Ghostscript 9.53.
  • Send mail via SMTP.
  • Multiple mail attachments.
  • New optionset macro name.
  • New uploadpermissions setting to control permissions with FTP upload.
  • Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 was discontinued.
  • Split function added to the API.
  • Updated translations.

New in 7-PDF Printer 11.12.0.2817 (Feb 18, 2020)

  • Fix for Chrome version 80 postscript bug.
  • Fix for SFTP Upload bug.
  • Updated translations.

New in 7-PDF Printer 11.11.0.2804 (Jan 10, 2020)

  • Support for monitors with high DPI.
  • Fix for start and end page when sending a PDF to a printer.
  • Extended support for copy/paste of Chinese characters in PDF documents.

New in 7-PDF Printer 11.10.0.2761 (Jul 31, 2019)

  • New code for printing/redirecting the PDF to another printer.
  • Compatibility with Ghostscript 9.27.

New in 7-PDF Printer 11.7.2716 (Oct 9, 2018)

  • Fixes setup issues.
  • Updated translations

New in 7-PDF Printer 11.4.2674 (Sep 11, 2017)

  • Abort print job if user in not interactive and dialogs should be shown.
  • PrintToPrinter features fixed for running as a shared network printer.
  • Fix for size of background PDF when running as a shared network printer.

New in 7-PDF Printer 11.2.2661 (Jul 12, 2017)

  • Fixed bug by using the printer as network printer
  • Problem solved by getting a pdf background (superimpose) on every page by using the printer as shared pdf printer

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.25.0.2559 (Nov 2, 2016)

  • Fixed a problem by using Outlook 2016 under Windows 7 while printing emails to PDF
  • Updated translations

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.25.0.2557 (Nov 2, 2016)

  • New MSI builds available
  • EULA enhanced
  • Update translations

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.22.0.2525 (Sep 22, 2015)

  • User interface load time performance improvements.
  • Updated translations.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.21.0.2462 (Sep 22, 2015)

  • Another false positive detection in Norton AV and Symantec EndPoint.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.19.0.2462 (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Another false positive detection in Norton AV and Symantec EndPoint.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.19.0.2459 (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Fix for a false positive detection in Norton AV.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.19.0.2457 (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Microsoft.NET API encryption changed to support Dynamics NAV server on Windows 10.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.18.0.2455 (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Performance improvements to compensate for changes in Microsoft Security Essentials and EndPoint.
  • Ignore empty registry settings.
  • Updated translations.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.17.0.2428 (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Another false positive virus detection removed.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.16.0.2426 (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Uninstallation of Xpdf fixed.
  • False positive virus detection removed.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.15.0.2424 (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Windows 10 support.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.14.0.2421 (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Create Microsoft Word documents from print jobs.
  • New function GetWindowsDefaultPrinterName in PdfUtil API assembly.
  • Support for commercial distiller on file systems without short names.
  • Experimental support for PDF/A-3b format.
  • Fixes file time stamp for attached files.
  • Print to printer after output is created.
  • AllowExecute setting added to the registry to improve security.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.13.0.2368 (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Fix for uninstalling program specific event log.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.12.0.2363 (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Fix for program icon.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.12.0.2361 (Sep 12, 2015)

  • Fix to disable image compression with commercial distiller.
  • Commercial distiller now uses Flate image compression by default.
  • New image compression settings (ImageCompressionLevel, ImageCompressionType, ImageCompressionQuality) for commercial distiller.
  • PrinterName context variable added for VBS macros.
  • Fixes problem with save as dialog selection being lost.
  • Fix for Korean Unicode license decoding.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.11.0.2342 (May 5, 2015)

  • New smarttitlefind and smarttitlereplace settings to control file name suggestion.
  • New macro to force empty fields such as author and title.
  • New setup command line switch USEDOTNET20 to force the use of Microsoft.NET 2.0.
  • Remember last used option set with support for hidden dialogs.
  • Fixes for systems without support for 8.3 file name creation.
  • Escaping of characters fixed for job specific runonce file naming.
  • COM API method Merge2 added to supported merging from VB Script.
  • Improved support for file names with regional characters in the Merge function.
  • Write status file if AfterPrintProgram or RunOnError fails.
  • Updated translations: Swedish, Slovenian, Urdu

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.10.0.2307 (May 5, 2015)

  • Handles PostScript jobs larger than 2GB.
  • New hideoptiontabs setting to control which tabs are visible in the options dialog.
  • Fix for hiding run action error dialog in silent mode.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.9.0.2300 (May 5, 2015)

  • Works with Windows 10 Technical Preview.
  • Improvements for non-interactive users.
  • New installer switch: PostScriptLanguageLevel to control the language level of the driver.
  • New installer switch: PostScriptOutputOption to control the output options of the driver.
  • New installer switch: DPI to control the default resolution of the driver.
  • New installer switch: AdvancedFeatures to enable or disable the advanced features of the PostScript driver.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.8.0.2282 (May 5, 2015)

  • Fix of possible deadlock when reading error output from programs.
  • New /SPOOLERCONTEXT setup command line switch for easier installation with services such as IIS.
  • Advanced features of Postscript driver were disabled to fix left to right (LTR) printing issues.
  • Registration of msscript.ocx during installation was moved to 64-bit context when possible to avoid access error (0x5) problems.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.7.0.2277 (May 5, 2015)

  • Fixes problems with detection of installed Ghostscript.
  • New ICC profile for better PDF/A compatibility.
  • Support for different PDF versions in PDF/A creation.
  • Now uses ps2write device for PostScript generation with Ghostscript.
  • More paper sizes added.
  • Translation updates: Polish, Slovak.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.6.0.2267 (May 5, 2015)

  • Support for Ghostscript 9.14 (32-bit and 64-bit).
  • Fixes installation error: Operation could not be completed (error 0x00000704). The specified port is unknown.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.5.0.2262 (May 5, 2015)

  • FIPS compliant. Works with United States Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) validation enabled.
  • AES 128 bit encryption is now supported with the commercial distiller.
  • Support for macro in watermark text.
  • New macro tags: , , and .
  • New /SHARE switch for the setup program to enable network sharing on print servers.
  • Improved port monitor reports errors to the event log.
  • Fixed copying sample configuration files for custom printer names.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.4.0.2240 (May 5, 2015)

  • Context menus now support Unicode.
  • New LicenseData setting to hold a base64 encoded license string.
  • New IgnoreCopies setting to make only one copy of a document in the PDF instead of the specified number in the print job.
  • New FastTrack setting for fast image creation. Many features are ignored in fast track mode.
  • New Producer setting to set PDF Producer property.
  • New Creator setting to set Application property in the PDF.
  • Font compression enabled for PDF/A to reduce file size.
  • Default PDF/A color space changed to RGB.
  • Administrators can now use the printer on a remote connection without a professional license.
  • Supports hard coded license levels in redistribution builds.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.3.0.2191 (May 5, 2015)

  • New PDF command line tool for merging and printing PDF documents.
  • Fix for temporary paths with Unicode characters.
  • Fix for systems with multiple copies of the same font.
  • Fix for not remembering the last output device.
  • Commercial distiller uses standard encoded fonts.
  • Install option to override default TrueTypeDownload setting.
  • Produces smaller PDF/A documents.
  • Performance tuning through GSGarbageCollection setting.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.2.0.2141 (May 5, 2015)

  • Toolbar removed from free version.
  • Improved color support in PDF/A-1b documents.
  • New setting to change the ICC profile for smaller PDF/A-1b documents.
  • Option dialog now supports FTP, and SFTP uploads.
  • Option dialog now supports running programs on success and error.
  • Option dialog now supports running program after processing a print job.
  • Default RunOnSuccessMode, RunOnErrorMode, and AfterprintProgramMode changed from Hide to Normal.
  • New API method to print PDF documents to a specific Windows printer.
  • New support for AES 128 and AES 256 bit encryption of PDF documents.
  • New setting to control confirmations of folder creation.
  • Advanced option dialog with buttons to edit global.ini, print a test page, and more.
  • New options dialog tabs for file upload, running programs, and signing with digital certificates.
  • Supported Ghostscript version is now 9.10 or later.
  • Supported PDF Power Tool version is now 3.0.0.6 or later.
  • Improved Unicode support.
  • Belarusian translation added.

New in 7-PDF Printer 10.0.0.1840 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Greatly enhanced Unicode support in user interface.
  • New settings to upload the result to FTP or SFTP servers.
  • One MSI package for both silent and non-silent installation.
  • Does not set the installed printer as default unless no default printer was selected by the user.
  • Additional registry cleanup in uninstaller.
  • Cleanup of failed print jobs.
  • Support for Ghostscript 9.10.
  • Color model setting to force RBB, CMYK, or Grayscale.
  • Updated translations.

New in 7-PDF Printer 9.10.0.1629 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Support for Windows 8.1 Preview.
  • Image compression is turned on by default.
  • Image compression setting can be changed from the user interface.
  • Digitally sign PDF files using certificates in the certificate store.
  • New settings: SignThumbprint, SignStoreName, and SignStoreLocation.
  • Improved uninstall routine for cleaner uninstall.

New in 7-PDF Printer 9.9.0.1621 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Image compression is turned off by default for better quality.
  • New setting 'imagecompression=yes|no' added to control image compression.
  • GUI encrypts owner and user passwords in configuration files.
  • Path to status file can now be passed as %4 to programs used in 'AfterPrintProgram', 'RunOnSuccess', and 'RunOnError'.
  • Default ICC color profile was changed for PDF/A-1b compatibility.

New in 7-PDF Printer 9.8.0.1599 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Improved setup for Windows XP machines.
  • Fixes loading of option sets with different device settings.

New in 7-PDF Printer 9.7.0.1592 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • More robust installer that handles problem when HP drivers are not installing correctly (error 0x00000002).
  • Additional GUI improvements and localization.

New in 7-PDF Printer 9.6.0.1582 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • More improvements for the sponsor offer screen to clarify the options.

New in 7-PDF Printer 9.5.0.1579 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Fix in the sponsor offer screen to make it more clear how not to install the offer.
  • Minor layout issues with high screen DPI settings fixed.

New in 7-PDF Printer 9.4.0.1570 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Improved quality and file size in superimpose operations.
  • Locates Xpdf and Ghostscript Lite packs outside the printer's application folder.
  • Much improved MSI files for distribution via Group Policy Objects.
  • Bug Radar removed from Windows 8 Start Menu.

New in 7-PDF Printer 9.1.1456 (Dec 3, 2012)

  • New PrinterVersion property in PdfSettings API.
  • Silent MSI package.
  • Print encrypted documents.
  • New 7-PDF Design (CI) is now implemented in the setup.

New in 7-PDF Printer 9.0.1437 (Dec 3, 2012)

  • Support for Windows Server 2012.
  • Support for Windwos 8 RTM was added.
  • Support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview was removed.
  • Print from Metro style applicaitons in Windwos 8.
  • New /SourceDir setup prarameter.

New in 7-PDF Printer 8.2.1406 (May 17, 2012)

  • New settings EmbedAllFonts and SubsetFonts
  • Writes a job.ini file with print job information in the printer's temp folder

New in 7-PDF Printer 7.2.0.1306 (Jun 29, 2011)

  • Support for Ghostscript 9.01
  • Multiple copies of the document inside the same PDF
  • Multiple option sets can now be defined
  • Append to the output file if it already exists
  • Support for 64 bit Ghostscript 9.01
  • Better cleanup during uninstall
  • Many translations were updated